France seeks thumping win over Australia

But he confirmed that all 23 players - with an average age of 26 - are available for selection, easing fears that a knee injury might have ended right-back Djibril Sidibe's World Cup before it started. "But we will need to use all these qualities for the benefit of the group". This was the first instance of the VAR changing the referee's decision at the FIFA World Cup 2018.

France start their campaign in Group C against Australia in Kazan on Saturday, with the 19-year-old Mbappe and the 21-year-old Ousmane Dembele supporting Antoine Griezmann up front.

The Frenchman won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups in England, making him one of France's greatest ever coaches.

France, who were knocked out in the World Cup quarter-finals by eventual champions Germany four years ago in Brazil, also take on Peru and Denmark in the group stage.

Was it a sign of solidarity for the player from the Paris crowd, aware that Griezmann's sister had been caught up in the Bataclan massacre of 2015, Maud Griezmann lucky to survive? He tried them during the European Championships. In the World Cup, anybody can beat anybody. While this match may be easy for the French team, they certainly can not overlook it.

France, overflowing with on-field riches with a squad worth more than $1 billion, are justifiably rated among the favourites to win the World Cup. The French coach apparently is happy that the player can focus on the game now.

Australian hopes have always revolved around Tim Cahill, now 38 but no less threatening than his younger compatriots.

Socceroos supporters in the Kazan Arena booed the decision, which will prove to be a hugely contentious first use of VAR at Russian Federation 2018 and in World Cup history.

You can also watch online on the BBC Sport website. Against the Americans, they created all France's risky moves and played several clever one-two combinations.

Instead he has opted for in form Ligue 1 stars Florian Thauvin and Nabil Fekir, to play alongside the more established Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann.

The former defender , who last month signed a new contract through to 2020 with Spain , spent three years with Real as a player. Lopetegui was announced as the new Real Madrid boss on Tuesday, taking over from departed Zinedine Zidane after the tournament.

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He's one of the best center backs in the tournament, and it'll be interesting to see how he handles the recently-injured Salah. Egypt face Uruguay in the second game of the 2018 World Cup on Friday, completing the first round of fixtures in Group A.

Shortly afterwards, though, he became the first Test wicket for Afghanistan when caught on 107 in the slips off Yamin Ahmadzai . With his 12th Test ton, Vijay also became the batsman with most first innings centuries without one in the second innings.

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The FC crew examine how Cristiano Ronaldo has adjusted his game with age to remain one of the world's elite players. I am happy with the way the team reacted, we deserved more but football is like that, this can happen to you.

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The comfortable win raised hopes that the low-ranked hosts might progress into the tournament's later stages. Coach Juan Antonio Pizzi had earlier said that Saudi Arabia would play without fear on Thursday.

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